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judicatory

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In South Korea, these were the press, judicature, and religious organizations.

— Lutz Finger, Forbes, 6 May 2021

Definition of judicature

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However, the German government has so far refrained from comment on the upcoming trial, pointing out that no verdict has yet been reached and the case is in the hands of the independent judiciary.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
That legislation had included laws that would have blocked Bosnia's national police and judiciary from having any authority in Republika Srpska.

— Emmet Lyons, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of judiciary

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After the Nuremberg tribunal, the top Nazi leadership were rightly hanged for their crimes, yet even these were not open for public viewing, because that is savagery.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 Oct. 2026
In Canada, when an Air Canada chatbot invented a bereavement-fare policy, the airline argued the bot was a separate entity responsible for its own actions; the tribunal called the submission remarkable and made the airline pay.

— Michael Riedl, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of tribunal

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The plan prompted European soccer’s governing body to threaten to bring a complaint to criminal court.

— New York Times, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Her directive contradicts state law, which since 2023 has required judges to livestream most criminal court proceedings except under particular circumstances.

— Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of criminal court

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Li fled to China, with Xuan and Zhang’s help, according to court filings.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
To assure further compliance, Section 5 of the act required those states to get approval from the Justice Department or a court before making any changes to their electoral systems.

— Jeffrey Toobin, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026

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